After them there will be officers: a political scientist explained the importance of arrest warrants for Russian commanders

The Hague court issued arrest warrants to the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, and the commander of long-range aviation, Sergei Kobylash. They bear criminal responsibility for the war crimes they committed.

Political scientist Nikolai Davidyuk said 24 Channel that Vladimir Putin is the leader on the list of Russian war criminals. Let us recall that on March 17, 2023, the ICC in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for the head of the Kremlin.

This is desperately needed

After Putin, the lowest layer of Russian war criminals, according to Davidyuk, is receiving punishment.

If earlier Putin and his inner circle were on this list, now they are already issuing arrest warrants for commanders. After them there will be officers, and then the rest,” the political scientist noted.

At the same time, skepticism is expressed that the Hague court takes quite a long time to prepare charges and issue arrest warrants for Russian war criminals.

However, he recalled that Balkan criminals who violated human rights , they killed children, they still found them, brought them to The Hague and brought them to trial.

It’s very good that the Hague court issues these arrest warrants, because they are catastrophically needed in order to punish Russia and calm Russian society, which is drowning in fascist desires to liquidate the Ukrainian population, Ukrainian children, Ukrainian infrastructure,” Davidyuk emphasized.

The problem also lies in the fact that so many Russian war criminals are not qualified by international institutions. Although Ukrainian lawyers and recorders of their crimes are working – about 10 thousand crimes have already been recorded. also their persecution. Because they will flee to different countries, hide in Asia, in the jungle, because they realize that they will still be searched for,” the political scientist noted.

What is known about the issuance of arrest warrants for Russian commanders

• International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants to the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, and the commander of long-range aviation, Sergei Kobylash. They are charged with committing crimes from at least October 10, 2022 to at least March 9, 2023.
• As reported in court, warrants for Sokolov and Kobylash were issued on the basis motions filed by the prosecution. The suspects are specifically responsible for war crimes – attacks on civilian objects, causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, crimes against humanity of inhumane acts.
• Whereas At the same time, the contents of the warrants were declared secret in order to protect witnesses and ensure the security of the investigation.
• Also on March 17, 2023, the ICC in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition, an arrest warrant was issued to Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children.
• The court in The Hague considers Putin and Lvova-Belova involved in the illegal deportation and transfer of children from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia.